John Green Brady
John Green Brady , born John Brady (born May 26, 1847 in New York City , New York , † December 17, 1918 in Sitka , Alaska ) was an American politician .
Life
Brady's mother died when he was young. His father married, but Brady had antipathy for his stepmother. In 1855, at the age of 8, he ran away from home and lived on the streets until he found refuge in a children's home . In 1858 he was sent on a train full of orphans to Indiana , where a judge who lived there, John Green , adopted him . On the same train was Andrew H. Burke , who would become a good friend of John Green Brady and later Governor of North Dakota .
After Brady grew up and graduated from Yale , he became Presbyterian minister and in 1878 was one of Alaska's leading clergy. He soon founded a school for the children living there.
After leaving ministerial office soon after, he worked briefly in the logging industry, and eventually became governor of the District of Alaska between 1897 and 1906 .
Brady, who suffered from diabetes all his life , died after a stroke .
Web links
- John Green Brady in nndb (English)
- John Green Brady in the database of Find a Grave (English)
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| SURNAME | Green Brady, John |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brady, John (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 26, 1847 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 17, 1918 |
| Place of death | Sitka , Alaska |